We’re all pretty familiar with healthy tropical fruits. From pineapples to mangoes these delicious wonders are not only good, but good for us. But you may be missing out on another tropical fruit which is also offering a boost to your health.

Originally grown in Southern China, this superfood can now be found in Hawaii and Florida. This strange looking berry grows from a tree which produces a fruit red in color but with a leathery texture. But don’t let its outside skin scare you away, it hides a powerhouse underneath. So what delicious fruit are we referring to? It’s the lychee and we have eight reasons why you should be eating more of them.

Nutrition facts of lychee

So what nutritious wonders does the lychee hold? Well for starters lychees can offer you 226 percent of your daily intake of vitamin C. Additionally, a cup of lychee is only 125 calories, very low in fat(only 0.8 grams), offers 10 percent of your daily fiber and even provides a small amount of protein. The only real downfall of the lychee is its sugar content. A cup of lychee can add 29 grams of sugar to your diet so do be mindful of this.

As you can see lychees have the make-up to really boost our health and so here are eight reasons why you should eat them every day.

health benefits of lychee

Boosts the immune system: If you’ve ever had a cold – which you most likely have – you know a good boost to your weakened immune system is to increase your intake of vitamin C. Because of lychee’s high content of vitamin C it can be quite beneficial to maintaining a healthy, strong immune system. So not only can lychees help you recover from illness but they can aid in the prevention of it as well.